Sentence examples for a unusual role from inspiring English sources

It was a unusual role for the Goldman chief executive, who has had audiences with presidents, foreign leaders and chieftains of the world's largest companies.

She was also an agony aunt in Oggi, a weekly glossy magazine (an unusual role for a foreign secretary, but not necessarily an unsuitable one).

At 70, Mr. Gottehrer (pronounced GOTT-er-er) has carved out an unusual role as a pioneer in digital music and a keeper of a certain kind of retro rock 'n' roll flame.

Mr. de Blasio's role in the campaign raised some eyebrows when it was reported this week in The New York Observer that he is also a paid consultant to Mr. Edwards, an unusual role for an elected official.

It was an unusual role for a congressman representing an unworldly East Texas district.

It has also thrust him into an unusual role for a Japanese prime minister, a generally colorless bunch who make decisions behind closed doors.

It might seem an unusual role for a man who -- like almost every influential Texas politician -- supports the death penalty.

It's an unusual role for a hedge fund, but one that reflects the expanding reach of these lightly regulated investment pools.